The Creel, Nov 1st, 8pm, €10

Westport-born singer-songwriter Billy Clarke will launch his much-anticipated debut album, ‘Wreckage From The Sea’, in the intimate surroundings of The Creel Restaurant at Westport Quay on Friday, November 1.

The album draws on a catalogue of songs that Clarke has penned over the last decade, and he describes the collection as ‘a reflection of his own personal journey of moving through grief, addiction and loss to a place of salvation and love’.

While listeners will detect the influences of Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake in his music, Clarke says the sound and feeling of the album are more coloured by the lo-fi sounds of Elliot Smith and Damien Rice.

Doors open at 8pm; admission €10.